Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for South Texas Counties
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NOAA issued it on May 19, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for nine south Texas counties until 2:00 AM CDT on May 11, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- South Texas
- Issued
- May 19, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Corpus Christi TX
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Texas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX on May 11 at 12:55 AM CDT. The alert is effective from 12:55 AM CDT until 2:00 AM CDT on May 11, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Aransas County, Bee County, Calhoun County, Goliad County, Jim Wells County, Kleberg County, Nueces County, Refugio County, and San Patricio County in south central Texas. Locations impacted include Corpus Christi, Portland, Robstown, Rockport, Sinton, Port Aransas, Taft, Refugio, Woodsboro, Corpus Christi International Airport, Lamar, Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Odem, Gregory, St. Paul, Ingleside On The Bay, San Patricio, Bayside, and Quintana. Affected highways include Interstate 37 between mile markers 1 and 33, US Highway 181 between mile markers 608 and 648, US Highway 183 between mile markers 660 and 668, and US Highway 77 between mile markers 614 and 658.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 12:55 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Refugio to St. Paul to Edroy to near Alice to near Ben Bolt to near San Jose, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 12:55 AM CDT until 2:00 AM CDT on May 11, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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